Stereogum — Allow me to pull the curtain back on the way that this particular website operates during the holidays. Once we finalize all our year-end lists, things tend to get way slower around here, and Scott lets us take most of late December off. But someone ... more info

Stereogum — Indie rock legends Yo La Tengo are now one third of the way through their annual Hanukkah residency at New York's Bowery Ballroom. The band's Hanukkah shows always feature cool covers and surprise guests, and this year's shows have been especially ac... more info

Stereogum — Did you rewatch This Is Spinal Tap last night? I did. It just seemed like the thing to do. Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found murdered on Sunday. Their son Nick has been arrested, and Donald Trump has done his best to make... more info

Stereogum — Hanukkah began Sunday night, therefore so did one of the world's greatest holiday traditions, Yo La Tengo's annual eight-night Hanukkah concert residency at New York's Bowery Ballroom. Sunday's surprise openers were Jon Glaser and longtime YLT pals S... more info

Magnet Magazine — We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. It’s time to cap off the day with a song from MAGNET hero Ray Davies. Here’s a solo live clip of “Thanksgiving Day” from 2005. Read our cover-story Q&A with Ray done by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan: The pos... more info

Magnet Magazine — 60 years ago today, the Kinks released Kinkdom. A well-respected band. Read our cover-story Q&A with Ray Davies by Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan: The post The Kinks Released “Kinkdom” 60 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers). Pictured with doppelgänger Will Ferrell. And look who’s sitting behind actor Michael Shannon and Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan during our YLT cover-story interview in the photo below. Is it Chad, or ... more info

Stereogum — Equipment Pointed Ankh is a Louisville-based ensemble featuring, among other talents, Ryan Davis and members of his Roadhouse Band. They’re about to follow up 2023’s adventurous Downtown with another stack of instrumentals called Eggs A Litt... more info

Magnet Magazine — 10 years ago today, Yo La Tengo released Stuff Like That There. You can hear it if you open your eyes. Read our cover interview with YLT from that year by two-time Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon: The post Yo La Tengo Released “Stuff Like Tha... more info

Stereogum — You like lore? Maxwell’s had lore. The now-defunct nightclub — situated in Hoboken, NJ, just across the river from New York City, from 1978-2013 — is one of the most famous and revered venues in indie rock history, known for incubating talen... more info